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Airbus engineers made a small splash this week at the Venturefest business expo held in Bristol, England, with a display of their side project — the little-known two-seat electric Bristol Eco-Flyer. It could be called a single-engine cousin of the twin E-Fan, which Airbus has been showing around the world as it works towardflight certification […]

Fans of Royal Air Force warbirds will be in for a treat at this year’s EAA AirVenture show when a rare de Havilland Mosquito flies to Oshkosh to take part in multiple warbird shows. The Canadian-built World War II-era fighter and bomber was restored by AVspecs of New Zealand and is now operated by the […]

AVweb’s search of aviation news around the world found ADS-B upgrades by an unmanned aerial systems company, new features for the FltPlan app, a new award founded by the National Aviation Hall of Fame, and a celebrity addition to AOPA’s charitable arm, the Hat in the Ring Society. Robotic Skies has completed the first field […]

As expected, the Environmental Protection Agency opened the door to new emissions standards for commercial aircraft Wednesday, announcing through the Obama administration that the Clean Air Act should apply to the aviation industry. The EPA said its study of the issue concluded that jet fuel emissions harm human health by contributing to global warming, triggering […]

Kaman Corp., which suspended production of its K-Max heavy-lift utility helicopters more than 10 years ago, has revived the production line, the company said last week. First deliveries are expected in early 2017, with an initial production run of 10 aircraft. Manufacturing will take place at Kaman’s facilities in Jacksonville, Florida, and Bloomfield, Connecticut. Launch […]

The Carbon Cub is CubCrafters’ most popular seller, by far. Slap a pair of Aerocet floats on it and head for the nearest lake, and it’s easy to understand why. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli did just that and prepared this video report. view on YouTube

Bloomberg is reporting that Embraer is considering closing its factory in Harbin, China, because of slumping demand. Orders for business jets in China have essentially stopped thanks to a crackdown on corruption. The wealthy are lying low trying not to attract the attention of increasingly aggressive government investigators and buying a business jet has fallen […]

NASA said recently it will invest more than $2.3 million to support eight research projects that are working to develop quieter supersonic aircraft with fewer emissions. The support will go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California at Irvine, as well as several industry teams including Wyle Laboratories, Rockwell Collins and […]

If ever we need a king in this country and someone put me in charge, somewhere on my to-do list would be getting rid of FAR 91.119. OK, so I wouldn’t eliminate it, but I’d amend it so that people would just worry about it less. I’ve been in more discussions than I care to […]

Airbus is working on a reusable launch vehicle that could boost a rocket into space, then fly back home like a drone and land on a runway. The winged and powered vehicle, called Adeline, has been in the works since 2010, Airbus said on Friday. Airbus allowed a contingent of reporters a look at the […]